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How has Sierra Leone’s judiciary fared in the last ten years?

March 19, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 13

Dr Sama Banya (Puawui): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 March 2019: The honourable Samuel Beccles Davies was the Chief Justice of the Republic of Sierra Leone in May 1997, when the misguided Corporal Gborie and his friends overthrew the democratically elected President of Sierra Leone and installed Major Johnny Paul Koroma [Read More]

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Pragmatic presidents and versatile leaders – that is SLPP

March 14, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Dr Sama Banya: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 March 2019: In the last Puawui edition I made reference to the success story and achievements of the previous SLPP President the late Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan-Kabbah, who departed this world for eternity five years ago. May his gentle soul continue to rest [Read More]

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Here we go again – who do these people think we are?

March 12, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Dr. Sama Banya (PUAWUI): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 March 2019: For over eleven years they sang the praises and virtues of President Ernest Bai Koroma. They were totally taken in by whatever he did, without ever thinking or deciding that certain actions were not in the best interest of good [Read More]

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Sierra Leone Anti-Corruption Amendment Bill 2019: A rejoinder to JFK’s thoughts

March 11, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Francis Ben Kaifala: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 March 2019: My attention has been drawn to an article in the Sierra Leone Telegraph, by Joseph Kamara (also “JFK”) which raises legal questions around the amendments tabled before Parliament which, the current leadership of the Commission, believes, will revolutionize the fight against [Read More]

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In politics you cannot clap with one hand alone

March 11, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 March 2019: There was seeming air of optimism among many Sierra Leoneans when President Maada Bio and the leaders of the 17 opposition Parties met at State House on 1st March this year. Most saw this gesture as a sign of grown up politics. [Read More]

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SLPP wins Tonko Limba Ward 196 election

March 10, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 March 2019: The Chief Electoral Commissioner of Sierra Leone – Mr Nfa Alie Conteh early this morning declared the SLPP candidate winner of the hotly contested bye-election in the Tonko Limba Chiefdom – Ward 196, in the Kambia District. Mustapha Kamara of the SLPP polled 46.92 [Read More]

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Sierra Leone Anti-Corruption Amendment Bill 2019 – some thoughts to consider

March 9, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 March 2019: Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission is credited with continuing efforts and enjoying the political goodwill in the fight against corruption in the country. To that end, an Amendment Bill has recently been presented to the House of Parliament, seeking to revise certain [Read More]

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APC leadership in hot water as party faces possible meltdown

March 9, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 March 2019: Since losing the March 2018 elections, there have been incessant calls for the country’s opposition APC party to reform or face indefinite stay on the opposition benches, if not extinction. And recently, the party’s parliamentary leaders have come under fierce attack by sections of [Read More]

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President Bio delivers a powerful speech at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government

March 8, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 March 2019: Yesterday, Thursday 7th March 2019, president Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone was at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in Massachusetts, Boston, USA, where he delivered a powerful keynote speech about his vision for Sierra Leone’s development. His address, titled – ‘Toward a [Read More]

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